Jordan Fisher will play The Kid, the character Prince portrayed in the 1984 film Purple Rain, when its stage adaptation reaches Broadway next spring.
Producer Orin Wolf announced the casting on November 10. Fisher, 32, will originate a role in a new Broadway musical for the first time.
Set in Minneapolis in 1984, the story follows an ambitious young musician trying to lead his band to success while his past threatens everything he has built.
The score features more than 20 Prince songs, including “When Doves Cry,” “I Would Die 4 U,” “Take Me with U,” “The Beautiful Ones” and the title track.
Jordan Fisher Prepares for the Demands of Playing The Kid
The announcement video shows Fisher practicing guitar and working through rehearsals. In a separate appearance on Good Morning America, he said he would play six instruments while also singing, dancing and acting in three-inch heels.
“It is the most rewarding, artistically satisfying thing that I have ever gotten to do,” he said.
Fisher made his Broadway debut in Hamilton in 2016, playing John Laurens and Philip Hamilton. His later credits include Evan Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen, Orpheus in Hadestown and Christian in Moulin Rouge! The Musical.
He was also part of the opening cast of the 2023 Sweeney Todd revival as Anthony Hope. Most recently, he played Seymour in the Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors.
Purple Rain Heads to Broadway After Cast and Creative Changes
The earlier production ran at Minneapolis’ State Theatre from October 16 through November 23, 2025, following an extension announced by Hennepin Arts. Kris Kollins made his professional stage debut as The Kid, alongside Rachel Webb as Apollonia and Jared Howelton as Morris.
Kollins and Webb also performed “Take Me with U” in an early rehearsal video released ahead of that engagement.
Director Lileana Blain-Cruz and book writer Branden Jacobs-Jenkins led that version. As MPR News reported in July, Saheem Ali and Dogfight book writer Peter Duchan subsequently took over those respective responsibilities for Broadway.
Ali, whose credits include Buena Vista Social Club, praised Fisher’s combination of confidence, vulnerability and creative drive in a statement published by Broadway Direct. He also singled out the actor’s generosity toward the people working alongside him.
Choreographer Ebony Williams remains involved, as does Jason Michael Webb, who handles music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations. Prince’s former bandmates Bobby Z and Morris Hayes continue as music advisers.
When Purple Rain Opens and Which Performances Fisher Will Play
Previews begin March 12, 2027, at New York’s Majestic Theatre, with opening night scheduled for April 12. The venue previously housed The Phantom of the Opera.
Tickets are already available through the production’s official ticket page. Additional Broadway casting, including Apollonia and Morris, has not been announced.
An alternate will play The Kid at most Tuesday evening and Wednesday matinee performances, plus selected weekend matinees. The show’s official schedule lists date-specific exceptions.